GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF PARKS 



playground directors, supervisors, recreation superin- 

 tendents or such other officers or employees as they 

 deem proper. 



Section 4. If the governing body of any such munic- 

 ipality or county shall determine that the power to 

 provide, establish, conduct and maintain a recreation 

 system as aforesaid shall be exercised by a playground 

 and recreation board, such governing body shall, by 

 resolution or ordinance, establish in such municipality 

 or county a playground and recreation board which 

 shall possess all the powers and be subject to all the 

 responsibilities of local authorities under this Act. Such 

 board, when established, shall consist of five persons 

 serving without pay, to be appointed by the mayor or 

 presiding officer of such municipality or county. The 

 term of office shall be for five years, or until their suc- 

 cessors are appointed and qualified, except that the 

 members of such board first appointed shall be ap- 

 pointed for such terms that the term of one member 

 shall expire annually thereafter. Immediately after 

 their appointment, they shall meet and organize by 

 electing one of their members president and such other 

 officers as may be necessary; vacancies in such boards 

 occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall 

 be filled by the mayor or presiding officer of the 

 governing body only for the unexpired term. 



Section 5. Any two or more municipalities or coun- 

 ties may jointly provide, establish, maintain and con- 

 duct a recreation system and acquire property for and 

 establish and maintain playgrounds, recreation centers 

 and other recreational facilities and activities. Any 

 school board may join with any municipality in con- 

 ducting and maintaining a recreation system. 



Section 6. A playground and recreation board or 

 other authority in which is vested the power to provide, 

 establish, maintain and conduct such supervised recrea- 

 tion system may accept any grant or devise of real 

 estate or any gift or bequest of money or other personal 

 property or any donation to be applied, principal or 

 income, for either temporary or permanent use for play- 

 grounds or recreation purposes, but if the acceptance 

 thereof for such purposes will subject such municipality 

 or county to additional expense for improvement, main- 

 tenance or removal, the acceptance of any grant or 

 devise of real estate shall be subject to the approval of 

 the governing body of such municipality or county. 

 Money received for such purpose, unless otherwise pro- 

 vided by the terms of the gift or bequest shall be depos- 

 ited with the treasurer of such municipality or county 

 to the account of the playground and recreation board 

 or commission or other body having charge of such 

 work, and the same may be withdrawn and paid out 

 by such body in the same manner as money appro- 

 priated for recreation purposes. 



Section 7. The governing body of such municipality 

 or county may, pursuant to law, provide that the bonds 



of such municipality or county may be issued in the 

 manner provided by law for the issuance of bonds for 

 other purposes, for the purpose of acquiring lands or 

 buildings for playgrounds, recreation centers and other 

 recreational purposes and for the equipment thereof. 



Section 8. Whenever a petition signed by at least 

 five per cent of the qualified and registered voters in 

 such municipality or county requesting the governing 

 body of such municipality or county to provide, estab- 

 lish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation 

 system and to levy an annual tax for the conduct and 

 maintenance thereof of not less than one-half of one 

 mill nor more than one mill on each dollar of assessed 

 valuation of all taxable property within the corporate 

 limits or boundaries of such municipality or county, it 

 shall be the duty of the governing body of such munic- 

 ipality or county to cause the question of the establish- 

 ment, maintenance and conduct of such supervised 

 recreation system to be submitted to the qualified voters 

 who are freeholders to be voted upon at the next general 

 or special election of such municipality or county; pro- 

 vided, however, that such question shall not be voted 

 upon at the next general or special election unless such 

 petition shall have been filed at least thirty days prior 

 to the date of such election. 



Section 9. Upon the adoption of such proposition by 

 a majority of those voting on it at an election, the 

 governing body of such municipality or county shall, 

 by appropriate resolution or ordinance, provide for the 

 establishment, maintenance and conduct of such super- 

 vised recreation system as they may deem advisable 

 and practicable to provide and maintain out of the tax 

 money thus voted. And the said governing body may 

 designate, by appropriate resolution or ordinance, the 

 board or commission to be vested with the powers, 

 duties and obligations necessary for the establishment, 

 maintenance and conduct of such recreation system as 

 provided for in this Act. 



Section 10. The governing body of such municipality 

 or county adopting the provisions of this Act at an elec- 

 tion and until revoked at an election by a majority of 

 the qualified voters who are freeholders, shall thereafter 

 annually levy and collect a tax of not less than the 

 minimum nor more than the maximum amount set out 

 in the said petition for such election, which tax shall be 

 designated as playground and recreation tax and shall 

 be levied and collected in like manner as the general 

 tax for such municipality or county. 



Section II. The cost and expense of the establish- 

 ment, maintenance and conduct of a supervised recrea- 

 tion system of playgrounds, recreation centers and other 

 recreational facilities and activities shall be paid out of 

 taxes or money received for this purpose, and the play- 

 ground and recreation board or commission, or other 

 authority in which is vested the power to provide, 

 establish, conduct and maintain a supervised recreation 



